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commentr/StutterDec 9, 2025
4 points

I get so jealous of my classmates and how they don’t worry about oral exams because they can just “BS” their way through it, but for me I have to know the material very well have rehearsed it so so mu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Preparation & RehearsalOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterDec 9, 2025
1 points

am i the one who feels like this?

am i the one who feels like this? am i the only one who gets jealous that other people can talk like its 2nd nature? id have to rehearse the word in my mind slowly before i say it, so i dont end up ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterDec 9, 2025
27 points

I overanalysed my stutter and it has helped me a lot

I overanalysed my stutter and it has helped me a lot This might be a long post, but before I start it, I'd just like to let you know that I'm fairly confident my stutter is anxiety based. So not an ac...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
postr/StutterDec 8, 2025
7 points

first day at work

first day at work I'm 18 and I have bad anxiety, it causes me many wellness problems but a big one has to be my stutter. Talking to my own family can be difficult, with strangers it gets even worse. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2025
4 points

28 here, and in a business development role with a stutter. I feel you in feeling silly for getting the job that I love. Firstly, these thoughts are normal. It’s normal to have ebbs and flows with yo...

School & WorkCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerSeverity & FluctuationOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2025
1 points

Ok got it. Do you stutter when alone? Like talking out loud to yourself? I try not to think about it too much, I’m reading books out loud almost everyday and playing with the reading tone pitches, i ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Experiential AssociationMindfulness & BreathingOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2025
1 points

I need to keep this in mind, it actually helps a lot knowing people think about themselves a lot more than they think about other people. Thank you :)...

Community & SupportAnticipation & Avoidance
Validation & EmpathyOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2025
5 points

Sounds like you are reading a whole lot into your situation… Central to this is the feeling that you are a central character within other people’s decisions… This is tough to realize (in large part, b...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterDec 8, 2025
7 points

Receiving fair grades in school

Receiving fair grades in school I’m sorry to the people this post upsets, I really mean no trouble I sincerely am seeking opinion and solace in my community. I am a 22F who stutters, I am in my first...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterDec 6, 2025
1 points

What you’re describing sounds more like cluttering to me, than stuttering. Cluttering is more like the brain struggling to pace, organize, and monitor speech output. Stuttering is, at its core, t...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Repetitions & ProlongationsOverthinking & MonitoringNeurological & Brain+1 more
postr/StutterDec 6, 2025
0 points

why do i stutter somuch even though i dont have astutter

why do i stutter somuch even though i dont have astutter im. alwyas tripping over my woords and whenever i talk its just kindof like “hey i like.uhhhh li.like tom.tomatoes annndn fuckmmy fucking chchu...

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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2025
2 points

It comes second nature to them, like driving a manual car. There’s no thought that goes into it. It just happens automatically, neurologically. For stutterers, it’s a lot of hard work processing what...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Neurological & BrainOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterDec 6, 2025
4 points

Ingrezza is the brand name of a medicine whose active ingredient is valbenazine. Ingrezza reduces the release of certain neurotransmitters (notably dopamine) in nerve endings, which helps normalize ...

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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2025
2 points

The only medication that helped (besides benzos) is called Ingrezza. But it’s a pain in the ass to get. No pharmacy carries it so you have to order from a “specialty pharmacy”. Anyway I noticed a big...

Meds & SubstancesAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Helpful Med OutcomesSide Effects & RisksAnticipating Stuttering+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 5, 2025
6 points

I have control of my stutter 80-90% of the time. What that means to me is that if I stutter, I stay composed and continue with limited blocks going forward. There are hours and the odd day where I los...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 5, 2025
3 points

You can absolutely work on reducing your stuttering, using fluency techniques if you need to, or masking it if you can. The problem is that stuttering is a neurological disorder—so you'll never be com...

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Anticipating StutteringHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/stutteringDec 5, 2025
1 points

I have stuttered since i was around 7 years old! I dont stutter all the time tho i used to stutter at every other word when i started stuttering it gotten better for me speaking for me is easier w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 4, 2025
1 points

no, i'd be terrified that they'd finish my sentence incorrectly and then ask me a question so fast. So if I were in the middle of saying "A B C. D.", it'd be like me: "A B......" them: "X Y. Z?" m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterDec 4, 2025
16 points

21M Stammering + severe anxiety + depression destroyed my confidence after joining college .Need real advice

21M Stammering + severe anxiety + depression destroyed my confidence after joining college .Need real advice I am a 21-year-old CS student. Till class 12th I had only had very mild stuttering (once in...

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Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 4, 2025
2 points

I am a few steps ahead in your career path. I joined as an engineer, made senior and then was promoted to team lead managing 5 people. Being a lead meant I had to join more calls with third parties ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringHope & Motivation+1 more